Typefaces to toss

Some typefaces are just downright strange. Like Curlz. I just can't bring myself to believe that someone was serious about designing that one.

And there's Dom Casual. And Hobo. And (of course!) Comic Sans.

You never ... ever ... use any of those typefaces. Right?

Ah ... but I'll bet some of you are still using Times. Or Helvetica. Maybe New Century Schoolbook. Or Franklin Gothic. If so, you really need to toss those and go with something better. I'll have some suggestions in a coming column.

Here's a list of 20 typefaces (actually, 16 typefaces and four complete groups) I'd toss, along with a few words why:

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